Words in the news.(Brief article)(Glossary)

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Communism (pages 4-5) Communists subscribe to a system of politics and economics in which private property is eliminated and all goods are shared equally. German philosopher Karl Marx founded modern communism. Marx claimed that economic factors shape the character of society. He believed that exploited workers would rise up and overthrow the capitalists, eventually creating a classless society. Countries such as China and North Korea still practice forms of communism today.

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Fungi.
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Fungus foray
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Fungus turns spotlight on conservation efforts
Newspaper article from: China Daily ; ...out into the high mountains in search of caterpillar fungus. The fungus is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM...intensify patrolling and keep out the hordes on the fungus' trail. The Minshan forests are also an important...
Fungus to help protect state's woodlands It should control numbers of gypsy moth caterpillars
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; ...Kewaskum will receive the fungus. In Ozaukee County...Fredonia and Saukville. The fungus also will be introduced...in Waukesha County. Fungi are not plants and cannot...they live. Other common fungi include molds, mildews...were infected with the fungus in tests, they were...
Fungus Genome Yielding Answers to Protect Grains, People, Animals.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service ; ...The scientists who sequenced the fungus' genes said that the genome will...triggers the process that spreads the fungus and why various fungi attack specific plants. These...are completely resistant to the fungus Fusarium graminearum, something...
Fungus could save papermakers millions
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; ...known for years that fungi could turn a hardy...subvermispora, a common fungus in Wisconsin forests...isolate the right fungus to do the best job. Hundreds of fungi were screened by...reduce the amount of fungus needed, and thus...available food source for fungi. Corn steep liquor...
Fungi scientists are endangered species
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